Winthrop Sears records series, 1952-1974.

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Winthrop Sears records series, 1952-1974.

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The series is comprised of three subseries: Ford Motor Company Archives (Fair Lane), 1952-1956 (0.2 cubic ft.), Ford Motor Company Archives (Rotunda), 1958-1965 (0.7 cubic ft.), and Ford Motor Company Archives (Edison Institute), 1962-1974 (0.3 cubic ft.). The records include correspondence, reports, notes, and planning documents largely pertaining to the various moves the Archives made during Sears' tenure. Of particular significance are two reports. The first is a 1963 document with some accompanying material entitled "The Ford Motor Company Archives: A Report Outlining Its Continuing Importance and Value to the Ford Motor Company." A second is "Appraisal of the Ford Motor Company Archives, Dearborn, Michigan," September 15, 1964 by the Industrial Appraisal Company. The records also include a 1952 report on the archives, plans for moving operations to the Ford Rotunda in 1956, a guide to records held in the archives created that same year, and plans for moving operations to the Edison Institute in 1965.

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The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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Ford Motor Company. Archives.

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In 1951, Edgar Le Roy Bryant, Clara Ford's brother served notice that he would file a claim against the estate of Clara Ford based on the contention that Clara had promised she would leave her possessions to his family. The suit, asking for $10 million or more, proceeded until March 1955, when it was settled out of court for a relatively small amount of cash. From the description of Edgar L. Bryant vs. Clara Ford Estate records, 1901-1949. (The Henry Ford). WorldCat record id: 774597...

Fair Lane (Dearborn, Mich.)

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Ford Rotunda (Dearborn, Mich.)

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Sears, Winthrop, 1918-2000.

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Henry Ford (Organization). Benson Ford Research Center

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The Benson Ford Research Center of The Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company Archives jointly manage the historical records of the Ford Motor Company through the Ford Historical Resources Collaborative. The publicly accessible records, which are available through the Benson Ford Research Center, include archival records, printed material, photographs, graphics, audio files and video files. To maintain a comprehensive record of Ford Motor Company, the Benson Ford Research Center initiated in 2007...

Ford motor company

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When Ford Motor Company was founded in 1903, Alexander Y. Malcolmson was elected the Company's first treasurer, but his assistant James Couzens actually managed financial functions. People holding the position of Ford Motor Company treasurer from 1903 to 1955 included Alexander Y. Malcolmson, 1903-1906; James J. Couzens, 1906-1915; Frank L. Klingensmith, 1915-1921; Edsel B Ford, 1921-1943; B. J. Craig, 1943-1946; and L. E. Briggs, 1946-1955. In 1903, the business office was in a small building o...